Hello peeps
1. 'Tis the night before the launch of my halloween collection...
I always get a little nervous before these things. What I worry about most is not delivering something awesome - y'know? I dread the thought that some girls will see my latest pieces and walk away thinking "Ho hum.."
For this collection there are a lot of classic pieces ('classic' pieces is of course a fancy way of saying 'old stuff'). I'm talking about the Anatomists, and the Mini Skulls. We also have some variations on existing designs, so we have the RIbs Dress and the Skulls Dress. All very cool.
The name of the collection is 'The Killer's Vanilla". The name is taken from a track by Amon Tobin who I have been listening to a lot at the moment. Play this one LOUD. Preferable with the lights off.
2. For your interest, here is the complete list of pieces that will be available:
- Big Blood Splatter Legs
- Little Blood Splatter Legs
- Mini Skulls Legs
- Anatomist Legs
- Funny Skulls Legs
- Bone Machine Legs
- Anatomist Negative Legs
- Shattered Glass Black Legs
- Shattered Glass Pink Legs
- Shattered Glass Green Legs
- Shattered Glass Blue Legs
- Shattered Glass Gold Legs
- Shattered Glass Pearl Legs
- Funny Skulls Red Eye Legs
- Tape Leggings
- Big Blood Splatter Swim
- Black Ribs Swim
- Black Skull Swim
- Skeleton Hugs Swim
- Bone Machine Swim
- Drip Lips swim
- Big Blood Splatter Dress
- Black Skull Dress
- Black Ribs Dress
- Inferno Dress
- Leg Bone Suspenders
- Burned Velvet Butterfly Top
3. There will also be the return of a few other pieces... namely, the Beetlejuice Leggings, the Burned Velvet Leggings, the Burned Velvet Maxi... and a few wet look pieces as well. :)
4. One of the pieces in this collection that is quite special to me is the Bone Machine Leggings, and the Bone Machine Swimsuit.
This piece is inspired by the late Mr McQueen. I know that a lot of people have drawn similar inspiration, but I think I've got a unique twist on it.
When McQueen killed himself, I was taken aback. I had several emotions - sad for the man himself, and yet fascinated that someone who had everything to live for had nothing to live for. It's times like those where I get all existential and, I must confess ... I like it.
It's like the facade is ripped apart and true metaphysics and spiritual perception can occur. But I digress....
The day after he died I made this:
And in leggings as well.
This time I have created a print that is McQueenesque... but with a strong sense of realism coming through. I have combined a section of bones from an installation at the Smithsonian. A dead professor and his dog... in skeletal form. You'll see it on the 'Skeleton Hugs Swim' and then abstracted and industrialised into the 'Bone Machine Swim' and 'Bone Machine Leggings'.
Let me know what you think. ;)
7. See you tomorrow, peeps. Internet hugs for all
x
jL
p.s. (Although we have done our best to prepare for this collection - we are still really struggling to get printed fabric in fast enough. We will be getting new prints in all next week, so your patience is appreciated)... ;)
